Cyclist Climbs the 686 Steps to Eiffel Tower’s Second Floor in Record Breaking 12 Minutes and 30 Seconds

French cyclist Aurelien Fontenoy climbed the 686 steps leading up to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower in 12 minutes and 30 seconds, smashing the World Record of 19 minutes and four seconds previously set by Hugues Richard in 2002.

 2 minutes and 30 seconds : that’s how long it took Aurelien Fontanoy  to climb, on a trial bike, the 686 steps leading up to the 2nd floor of the Eiffel Tower! He smashed the previous record held by Hugues Richard: 19 minutes and 4 seconds in 2002.

Hugues Richard’s 2002 Record

via The Awesomer

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